Sprts Network and the WBO ?

[alba]

a lot of ******s fighters seem to have his belts and seem to get pushed in the ratings more than other fighters.

Calzaghe,Macranelli,Nelson,Arthur, and Khan seems to only be getting pushed for aWBO titlke shot.

just and observation .

[Diablo]

ppl have made that same observation for the past 10 years. U forgot Scott Harrison.

[dan-b]

I'm surprised this thread hasn't been deleted yet. Anyway, as long as we all remember the WBO is a joke belt it doesn't really matter.

[TFFP]

Wow, heres something new :roll:

[TFFP]

Delete this thread.

[dan-b]

Wow, heres something new :roll:

Yeah, as Julio Cesar Chavez once said, "Whats a WBO?".

[BIG WORM]

Yeah, as Julio Cesar Chavez once said, "Whats a WBO?".

world boxing organisation aint it!!

[dan-b]

world boxing organisation aint it!!

Are you missing a chromosome?

[BIG WORM]

Are you missing a chromosome?

no y.

you said whats a wbo...

i told you

[TFFP]

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl at Bailey

The WBO is rapidly gaining notoriety as the most prestigious belt. A recent yahoo poll suggested it is the best looking belt that boxers would most like to have on their mantlepiece.

[dan-b]

no y.

you said whats a wbo...

i told you

Can you not talk to me anymore please?

[Fat Joe]

no y.

You're missing the Y chromosone?

[BIG WORM]

Can you not talk to me anymore please?

kk fair enough m8:good

[scurlaruntings]

Are you missing a chromosome? :lol::lol:

[BIG WORM]

:lol::lol:

:lol: :lol:

[Claypole]

no y.

you said whats a wbo...

i told youNo, no, no. It was JCC that asked the question.

[BIG WORM]

No, no, no. It was JCC that asked the question.

yea i know m8.

[mike464]

Anyway, as long as we all remember the WBO is a joke belt it doesn't really matter.:good It matters about as much as the other Micky Mouse belts out there.

[Beeston Brawler]

Has anyone got a copy of this month's boxing monthly?

it has a quick two page spread on alphabet rankings, and how much of a nonsense they are, and there is a photo of RJJ with allsorts of trinkets - the IBA, WBF, IBO, WBC & WBA

[alba]

it is one of the newer of the sanctioning bodies is it not ?but yit is included in the list of belts you need to hold to at least be an undisputed champion.so surely it cant be all that bad

[DON1]

Wbo = Pants. ****** = Pants X2

[mike464]

it is one of the newer of the sanctioning bodies is it not ?but yit is included in the list of belts you need to hold to at least be an undisputed champion.so surely it cant be all that badTo be undisputed you need the WBA, WBC and IBF. The WBO doesn't come into it. That's why Hopkins was undisputed when he beat Tito and Lewis was undisputed when he beat Holyfield.

[robpalmer135]

there have been some great WBO champs. I would 6 of the current WBO champs our nubmer 1 in the division, the Ring and Fightnews agree with me.

[Beeston Brawler]

OK - my No.1 in each

Klitschko IBF/WBO
Haye WBC/WBA/WBO - soon to be vacant
Calzaghe WBO SMW, or (Tarver IBF)
Calzaghe WBO/WBA/WBC
Pavlik WBC/WBO
Phillips IBF
Cotto WBA
Hatton
Campbell WBA/IBF - not sure about the WBO, stupid interim thing going on
Pacquiao WBC - ok moving up
John WBA
Vasquez WBC

So an even spread - but not many of them hold the WBO only.

To me, all the IBO has to do to overtake the WBO is to introduce mandatory challengers.

[alba]

here is a history of it
History
The WBO started after a group of Puerto Rican and Dominican businessmen broke out of the World Boxing Association's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, claiming to be disgusted by the WBA's questionable rules and ratings systems.[clarify]

The WBO's first president was Ramon Pina Acevedo of the Dominican Republic. Soon after its beginning, the WBO was staging world championship bouts around the globe. Its first championship fight was for its vacant super middleweight title, between Thomas Hearns and James Kinchen; Hearns won by decision. In order to gain respectability, the WBO next elected former world light heavyweight champion Jose Torres of Ponce, Puerto Rico, as its president. Torres left in 1996, giving way to Puerto Rican lawyer Francisco Varcarcel as president. Varcarcel has been there since.

The WBO was made popular by boxers such as Oscar De La Hoya, Marco Antonio Barrera, Naseem Hamed, Michael Carbajal, Johnny Tapia, Harry Simon, Nigel Benn, Gerald McClellan, Joe Calzaghe, Steve Collins, Michael Moorer, Dariusz Michalczewski, Chris Eubank, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko and Chris Byrd in the 1990s.

[alba]

To be undisputed you need the WBA, WBC and IBF. The WBO doesn't come into it. That's why Hopkins was undisputed when he beat Tito and Lewis was undisputed when he beat Holyfield.

im sure i read somewhere else you needed to have 3 of the four belts.

[Beeston Brawler]

I think you do need three of the four to be generally classed as 'undisputed' - I sit somewhere in the middle of Mike and yourself - the WBA, WBC & IBF would be of preference.

But in truth, often a guy can be considered undisputed if he only has two and the linear or Ring title - many said Hatton was after beating Tszyu, bearing in mind he only had one belt + Ring, because he was stripped for whatever reason, and this was enhanced further after beating Maussa.

Tough one to call.

But back to topic, it would be great if the IBHOF would reduce the number of alphabets it recognises, and then the WBO would fade back to where it belongs, alongside the WBU, WBF etc. In terms of the HOF, with Ottke winning God know's how many IBF matches, will he get in??

[mike464]

im sure i read somewhere else you needed to have 3 of the four belts.If you acknowledge that their are four legitimate titles you'd need all four to be undisputed. Otherwise the guy with the fourth title could dispute your claim to be the champion. The fact is that the hall of fame, the ring and most others don't count the WBO as a proper title. Winning the WBC, WBA and IBF titles means you are undisputed.

[alba]

If you acknowledge that their are four legitimate titles you'd need all four to be undisputed. Otherwise the guy with the fourth title could dispute your claim to be the champion. The fact is that the hall of fame, the ring and most others don't count the WBO as a proper title. Winning the WBC, WBA and IBF titles means you are undisputed.

well that is true to a point but 3 out of aint bad.

[dan-b]

well that is true to a point but 3 out of aint bad.

If you hold the WBC/WBA/IBF the WBO doesn't matter. The WBO "champ" should really be giving up his belt & becoming mandatory for one of the three proper belts so he can fight the undisputed champ.:good

[mike464]

If you hold the WBC/WBA/IBF the WBO doesn't matter. The WBO "champ" should really be giving up his belt & becoming mandatory for one of the three proper belts so he can fight the undisputed champ.:goodExactly.